Subsea Power Cables

Cables for offshore windfarms and platforms

ABB is one of the worlds most experienced manufacturers of large subsea power cables. The know-how that we have acquired from installing subsea transmission cable interconnections around the world is now a valuable asset for the offshore wind, gas and oil industry. ABB has proven its capability to design and install an optimal cable system for a diverse set of applications, taking into account production costs, installation costs, power losses and operational costs. ABB has the know-how and resources to provide a complete set of services from design to commissioning. Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) cable systems for AC HVDC Light cable systems for DC Mass-impregnated paper-insulated (MIND) cable systems for DC Cable accessories Offshore cable laying, installation, burial and protection Project management and commissioning

ABB Experience
ABB has manufactured XLPE cables since the late 1960s and has delivered more than 3,000 km of polymeric insulated subsea cables. We performed our first subsea installation in 1953, and in 1973 we connected the Finnish island of land to the Swedish mainland with three 55 km long XLPE cables rated at 84 kV.

Quality & Environment

There is a worldwide focus on environmental issues. Governments and power suppliers are supporting renewable energy sources such as wind power and oil/gas companies are substituting less efficient and CO2 emitting gasturbine generation on platforms with power supplies from the mainland. This has led to an increasing world-wide demand for subsea cable solutions with less environmental impact. Health, safety and environmental issues are of great importance to ABB. Our cable projects are delivered and installed in a safe and orderly manner without endangering people, materials or nature. ABB standards are fully adapted to offshore requirements and meet the requirements from the most demanding offshore oil companies such as Statoil and Saudi Aramco. ABB has well-developed quality and environmental systems which are certified according to ISO 9001 and 14001. Our quality and environmental management systems are tools designed to successfully fulfill the requirements of customers, regulatory agencies and other government authorities, and the internal requirements of the ABB Group.

XLPE Subsea Cables

ABB furnished XLPE cables are proven to be highly reliable. XLPE cables possess high chemical resistance to oil and solvents, excellent tensile strength and high abrasion resistance. The cables can withstand high shortcircuit temperatures and the dimensional stability above 90C is very good. XLPE cables also have a high AC voltage breakdown strength.

Some of our references

AC cable offshore applications: Gja Offshore Platform, Norway 98 km, 40 MW, 115 kV shore connection power cable to floating platform. Cu conductors integrated optical fiber cable. Customer: Statoil Thornton Bank Offshore Wind Farm, Belgium 38 km, 150 MW, 170 kV shore connection power cable with Al conductors and integrated optical fiber cable and 4 km 36 kV inter-turbine cables with Al conductors and integrated optical fiber cable. Customer: C-Power NV Q7 Offshore Wind Farm, the Netherlands 28 km, 120 MW, 170 kV shore connection power cable with Cu conductors and integrated optical fiber cables and 40 km, 24 kV inter-turbine cables with Al and Cu conductors and integrated optical fiber cable. Customer: Q7 Holding/ENECO Lillgrund Offshore Wind Farm, Sweden 33 km, 110 MW, 145 kV shore connection power cable and 36 kV interturbine cables with Cu conductors and integrated optical fibers. Customer: Siemens Wind Power Burbo Banks Offshore Wind Farm, UK 40 km, 90 MW, 36 kV inter-turbine and shore connection power cables with Cu conductors. Customer: Seascape Energy Ltd. Abu Safah Oil Field, Saudi Arabia 50 km, 52 MVA, 115 kV shore connection power cable with Cu conductors. Customer: Saudi Aramco

Yttre Stengrund Offshore Wind Farm, Sweden 22 km, 10 MW, 24 kV inter-turbine and shore connection power cables with Al conductors and integrated optical fibers. Customer: Enron Wind GmbH Utgrunden Offshore Wind Farm, Sweden 11 km, 10 MW, 24 kV inter-turbine and shore connection power cables with Al conductors and integrated optical fiber cable. Customer: NEG-Micon Sams Offshore Wind Farm, Denmark 7.5 km, 20 MW, 36 kV inter-turbine and shore connection power cable with Cu conductors integrated optical fiber cable. Customer: Sams Havvind A/S Nysted Offshore Wind Farm, Denmark 55 km, 165 MW, 36 kV inter-turbine power cables with Al- and Cu conductors and integrated optical fiber cable. Customer: ENERGI E2, Sydkraft, DONG DC cable offshore applications: NordE.on 1 Offshore Wind Project, Germany 2x125 km, 400 MW, +/-150 kV HVDC Light submarine power cables with Cu conductor and 2x75 km, 400 MW +/-150 kV HVDC Light underground cables with Al conductors. Customer: E.ON Netz GmbH

Troll A Offshore Gas Field Platform, Norway 4x68 km, 2x40 MW, +/-80 kV HVDC Light submarine power cables cables with Cu conductors. Customer: Statoil SF

For additional information please contact you local ABB Sales Office Brochure issued by: ABB's high voltage cable unit in Sweden Phone +46 455 556 00 Fax +46 455 556 55 E-mail: sehvc@se.abb.com www.abb.com/cables

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